WEBVTT CRYSTAL: WHILE THE NUMBER OFLARGER EARTHQUAKES HAVE GONEDOWN, STILL A HANDFUL OF SMALLERQUAKES ARE REPORTED FROM WEEK TOWEEK.THAT'S WHY THE SIERRA CLUB HASSTARTED A PETITION ASKINGATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE HUNTER, TOBETTER ADDRESS THE STATE'SEARTHQUAKE CRISIS.>> EVEN IF EARTHQUAKES WENT AWAYTOMORROW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OFOKLAHOMA'S BUSINESSES AND EVENCITY GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVESUFFERED FINANCIAL DAMAGES AS ARESULT OF THE EARTHQUAKES.CRYSTAL: JOHNSON BRIDGWATER,DIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA SIERRACLUB, IS HOPING THE ATTORNEYGENERAL CAN HELP WITH LEGALISSUES PERTAINING TO DAMAGECLAIMS, AND HE'S ALSO HOPING THEATTORNEY GENERAL WILL ADD ANENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UNITLIKE THEY USED TO HAVE.THE SIERRA CLUB SAYS IF THEREHAD BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTALPROTECTION UNIT IN PLACE BEFORETHE EARTHQUAKES, THEY THINKTHERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MOREACTION.THE SIERRA CLUB HOPES TO GET3,000 SIGNATURES FOR THISPETITION AND ONCE THEY DOTHEY'LL DELIVER IT TO THEATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.>> THIS IS SORT OF THE LASTPIECE OF STATE GOVERNMENT PUZZLEASSURING THAT WE ARE ASKING

Oklahoma has seen fewer earthquakes than usual in the last year. While the number of larger quakes has gone down, however, there are still a handful of smaller tremors being reported from week to week.

That’s why the Oklahoma Sierra Club has started a petition asking Attorney General Mike Hunter to better address the state’s earthquake crisis.

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Johnson Bridgwater, director of the Oklahoma Sierra Club, is hoping Hunter can help with legal issues pertaining to damage claims. He’s also hoping Hunter will add an environmental protection unit similar to the one the state used to have.

“Even if earthquakes went away tomorrow, there are thousands of Oklahoma businesses and even city governments that have suffered financial damages as a result of the earthquakes,” Bridgwater said.

The Oklahoma Sierra Club said if there had been an environmental protection unt in place before the earthquakes, they think there would have been more action from the state.

They hope to get 3,000 signatures for the petition. Once they do, they will deliver it to the attorney general’s office.

“This is sort of the last piece of the state government puzzle assuring that we are asking everything of the state to get involved,” Bridgwater said.